On October 1st, The Breast Center of Maple Grove hosted a Girls’ Night Out event in our office. We welcomed 16 attendees for screening mammograms, bone density tests, leg vein screening, mini manicures and massages. October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and that increased awareness means our office receives record call volume and events are well attended. While we’re thrilled with the increased awareness that October brings, we hope to keep it going beyond this month. Women’s health is an important issue that should be important every single day of the year.

If you missed our October event, mark your calendars for our next Girls’ Night Out on Tuesday, November 4th from 6-8pm. Relax with a mini manicure or massage and get annual screenings, all while enjoying a glass of wine and good company. You can also enter to win giveaways, coupons for discounted services and drawings for skincare products. Events are sponsored by the Breast Center of Maple Grove and the Minneapolis Vein Center.

Have you been putting off your yearly mammogram? Tori Badger, Manager at the Breast Center of Maple Grove, is confident that her friendly staff can help you feel comfortable. Technologists at the Breast Center routinely go the extra mile to get the best quality images while keeping patients as comfortable as possible. In fact, if a technologist can make the patient more comfortable, they can often get more breast tissue on the mammogram, which would result in a more comprehensive picture for the radiologist to review.

If you haven’t received your yearly screenings yet, RSVP for our Girls’ Night Out event or schedule an appointment at our office by calling 763-398-6370. We offer same-day appointments and same-day results for your convenience. We also accept most insurance plans. Our staff will be happy to answer your questions and keep you comfortable for your screening exams.

MRI utilizes a magnetic field and radiofrequency pulses to create images of specific areas of the body without employing radiation. Prostate MRI focuses on conditions that could lead to increased levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA), including cancer, benign prostatic hypertrophy and prostatitis.

“Previously, prostate MRI required an endorectal coil, which was not comfortable for patients,” Dr. Ruppert says. “With our newest MRI, we are able to use a surface coil, making the procedure far less onerous.”

Your radiologist is a medical doctor who specializes in diagnosing and treating disease and injury through the use of medical imaging techniques such as x-rays, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography (PET), fusion imaging, and ultrasound. Because some of these imaging techniques involve the use of radiation, adequate training in and understanding of radiation safety and protection is important.

Your radiologist has graduated from an accredited medical school, passed a licensing examination, and completed a residency of at least four years of unique postgraduate medical education in, among other topics:

The majority of radiologists also complete a fellowship — one to two additional years of specialized training in a particular subspecialty of radiology, such as breast imaging, cardiovascular radiology or nuclear medicine.